Shield Ranch Barton Creek earns Urban Night Sky designation
arkSky International officially certified Shield Ranch Barton Creek as an Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP). Shield Ranch joins three neighboring designated International Dark Sky Places: Dripping Springs and Bee Cave, Texas — both International Dark Sky Communities — and Travis County Milton Reimers Ranch Park — an International Dark Sky Park — augmenting the regional effort to protect the night sky.
“Shield Ranch is Texas’s 20th International Dark Sky Place certified in the International Dark Sky Places program. In addition to three Developments of Distinction, there are now 23 internationally recognized sites in the state that have gone above and beyond in the pursuit of improving light pollution and educating the public about the importance of dark sky conservation. It is exciting to see how much the dark sky movement has grown in the state, especially in such a rapidly growing area,” Amber Harrison, International Dark Sky Places program manager, said.
